Reliance Retail opens first offline Netmeds pharmacy store in Chennai

Reliance Retail has taken its Netmeds digital pharmacy brand into physical retail with a store opening in Chennai, signalling an omnichannel push in India’s pharmacy market.

— Filed Thu, 6 Aug, 2026, 00:33 IST · Source Inc42 · Quick Commerce · Updated

Reliance Retail has entered offline pharmaceutical retail by opening a Netmeds store in Chennai, extending the digital pharmacy brand into physical retail.

Why this matters

The Chennai opening follows Reliance Retail's Netmeds offline expansion signal and its acquisition of AI fashion discovery startup Furrl, extending its retail presence across digital and physical channels.

Store-opening is steady, with 1,771 signals in the past 90 days; QoQ figures were not provided.